Nedunjeliyan I[a] (r. c. 270 BCE) (Tamil: நெடுஞ்செழியன்) was a Pandya king. He earned the legendary title of Arya Padai Kadantha Nedunchezhiyan, signifying his triumphant conquest over the Aryan Army.[1]
| Nedunjeliyan I | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pandyan Ruler | |||||
| Reign | c. 270 BCE | ||||
| Predecessor | Unknown | ||||
| Successor | Pudappandiyan | ||||
| Spouse | Kopperundevi | ||||
| Issue | Pudappandiyan | ||||
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| House | Pandyan | ||||
| Religion | Saivism[citation needed] | ||||
Archaeological evidence edit
His name is present in the Mangulam inscriptions of 3rd century BCE. The inscriptions mentions that workers of Nedunjeliyan I, a Pandyan king of Sangam period, (c. 270 BCE) made stone beds for Jain monks.[2]
In popular culture edit
Nedunjeliyan I was also the Pandya king of the epic Silappatikaram authored by the Sangam poet Ilango Adigal who later died of a broken heart along with his queen consort Kopperundevi.[3][4]
He is portrayed by O. A. K. Thevar in the film Poompuhar (1964).
See also edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ Kavitha, S. S. (19 September 2012). "About a secular past". The Hindu.
- ^ Umamaheshwari, R. (25 January 2018). Reading History with the Tamil Jainas: A Study on Identity, Memory and Marginalisation. Springer. ISBN 978-81-322-3756-3.
- ^ Umamaheshwari, R. (25 January 2018). Reading History with the Tamil Jainas: A Study on Identity, Memory and Marginalisation. Springer. ISBN 978-81-322-3756-3.
- ^ Mahadevan, Iravatham (2003). Early Tamil Epigraphy from the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01227-1.
Further reading edit
- Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar. p. 115.
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